Toy house



F. L. PURDY Dec. 13, 1932.

TOY HOUSE Filed Jan. 14, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Inventor FREDERICK L.PURDY F. L. PURDY TOY HOUSE Filed Jan. 14, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor FREDERICK L.PURDY dam 4A,, (Ittorneg;

Patented Dec. 13, 1932 3 UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE FREDERICK L. .PURDY, F (30LUJMIIIB'US, OHIO TOY HOUSE Application filed January 14, .1932. Serial No. 586,583.

This invention relates to doll or toy houses. ing tongues and said slits permitting engage Such houses as are now marketed are largely ment of the end members by the wall of the of Wood and too expensive for families of slit and forming an eave upon insertion in ordinary means. The object of the invenslits 18 in each of the end walls. The floor 5 tion is to provide a toy house of small cost member is provided with a stair-way open- 55 and of such construction of parts that they ing at 19. The portions of floor next the slits can be made mainly of corrugated paper 16 and 17 extend slightly beyond the rear of, board, shipped or sold flat and unassembled walls 10, 11, 12 and 13 of the house as best and easily and quickly erected and secured depicted in Fig. 4, in order to rest on the uptogether by the purchaser and thereby formper edge of the lower portion 33 of the back ing a substantial and attractive toy house. wall.

The invention is embodied in the example 'The second floor portion is formed in one herein shown and described, the features of piece with the front roof portion 20 and a rear W novelty being finally claimed. roof portion 21 bent to fit over the ridge at In the accompanying drawings theltop and form an interlocking eave when 6 Figure 1 illustrates in perspective the ends assembled. At the rear the roof portion 21 and intermediate partitions with a stair has taped to it with a gumined strip of paper landing between them in erected position, the (not shown) the hinged piece 22 for thesecchimney portions of the ends being bent to 0nd story rear wall of the house, said piece form chimneys. being provided with window openings. An Fig. 2 illustrates in perspective the second opening 23 for a dormer is cut in the front story floor member and roof portions. portion of the roof, the cut portion 24 being Fig. 3 illustrates in perspective the first bent outward to form the front of the dormer. floor member which has connected or formed Holes 25, 25 are cut in the roof at the ends of therewith the front wall and a portion of the the ridge to receive the chimneys, said chim- I rear wall of the house. neys being formed of pieces 26, 26, cut fiat Fig. 4 illustrates in perspective the house with the ends of the house and subsequently erected but with the front and rear wall bent to rectangular form on the vertical lines unclosed. indicated to make the chimneys. These chim- Fig. 5 is a detail in perspective of the stairneys are held in their bent position in the roof way construction. parts when the roof is placed in position on Fig. 6 is a detail of one end of the house top of the ends and partitions. showlng how the chimney is formed 01' Out The details of the two partitions 12 and 13 with the piece forming an end W llare best depicted in Fig. 8, said partitions be- 7 illustrates a stalr-way fi ing cut with slots 27 for the insertion of the g- 8 15 a P p l of one of the floorfor the second story. First and second medlate vertical partit ons, they preferably Story doorways 28 n 29 can be made in thesev belng k 111 construe/510m partitions. The partitions are also provided t 9 1S a perspeqtlve f the erected fi with angular extensions 30 that project i igg ri t filggg and mcludmg one end an t 8 through the dormer opening and form the In the views 10 and 11 designate the end .Sldes Sald dormel? t h g g 5 2 95 walls and 12 and 13 the intermediate vertical 1S mac i sepaull pe f 6 partitions parallel to each other and the end gumme H P to he mam r00 For lon and dormer tront 24. a.)

. t d t tt Walls The In erme m 6 par 1 long me The floorportion of the first'story, best seen nn d b a stair-wa landin iece .14: at :E: 3,. i houw y a p in'Fig. 3, comprises the floor portion proper The end walls and said partitions are tied Portions 32-33 to form pe y together by the second floor member 15, the the entire front wall and the wall portion for latter provided with slits at 16 and 17 formthe first story at the rear of the house, the

latter provided with suitable openings for windows and doors.

The stairway from the first to the second story is formed of two pieces of sheet metal each bent as shown at 36, Fig. 7 to form the treads and risers. One of these stair pieces is secured to extend from the first floor to the landing piece ll and the other from said landing piece to the second floor, the two stair pieces being separated from each other by a narrow vertical piece at closing in one side of the stairway pieces.

35 designates an arch member taped in position to form a kitchen alcove.

The part 33 can be held in vertical position closed against the partitions and end walls to form the rear wall of the first floor of the house by narrow gummed strips (not shown).

. The front portion 32 is left free to swing outward to permit access to the first floor, but can be ten'iporarily fastened under the cave of the roof to close the front of the house. The rear portion 22 is also left free to swing upward to permit access to the second floor. Said rear portion can have means for temporarily or permanently securing it in closed position if desired. But the said movable portions 32 and 22 are desirably left so as to afford access to the two floors forthe placing and changing the position of toy furniture, dolls etc. in the house. Of particular importance is the fact that these two hinged pieces are short and do not interfere with the play value of the house while at the same time are attached to the house so that they cannot be lost. This particular construction gives access to both floors and at the same time meets these worthwhile requirements.

The several walls can be decorated in any suitable and attractive manner, as for example, by printing on the pieces half timbering and brick work, as shown in imitation of the Jacobean mode.

As first suggested the walls, partitions and floors can all be made ofcorrugated paper board which is cheap, very light in weight but strong. The construction of the parts is such that they are locked tightly together so that the house can be moved about and withstand a great deal of rough handling without injury or destruction.

The forms, proportions and decorations of the parts can be changed without departing from the gist of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

1. In a toy house, a slanting roof portion cut to form the front of a dormer, said house having partitions intermediate its end walls, said partitions having portions extended through the roof to form the sides of said dormer.

2. A toy house having end walls and an intermediatepartition, a first floor member having a wall portion, a second story floor member having roof portions formed therewith, one of which roof portions has a wall portion attached thereto, said second story floor member adapted to engage the partition and end walls and rest on a wall portion of the first floor member.

3. A toy house having end walls and an intermediate partition, a first floor member having a wall portion formed therewith, a second story floor member having roof portions formed therewith, one of which roof portions has a wall portion attached thereto, said second story floor member adapted to engage the intermediate partition and end wall and rest on a wall port-ion of the first 'floor member, and stair members extending from said first floor member to the floor above, and a distinct partition piece secured between said stair members.

4. A toy house having end walls and an intermediate partition, a first floor member having a wall portion formed therewith, a second story fioor member having roof por tions formed therewith, one of which roof portions has a wall portion attached thereto, saidsecond story floor member adapted to engage the intermediate partition and end wall and rest on a wall portion of the first floor member and stair members and landing extending from saidfloor member to the floor above, and a CllStlECi partition piece secured between said stair members.

5. In a toy house, end walls each provided with a horizontal slit opening at the cave portion thereof at one side of the house, and a slanting roof provided at its lower edge with an integral horizontal portion bent inward, said inwardly bent portion provided with slits to interlock with the said slits of the end walls.

6. In a toy house, end walls each provided with a horizontal slit opening at the cave portion thereof at one side of the house, and a slanting roof portion provided at its lower edge with an integral horizontal portion bent inward, said inwardly bent portion forming a floor member and provided with slits to interlock with the said slits of the end walls.

FREDERICK L. PURDY. 

